Method and system for email privacy, security, and information theft detection

Abstract

A system and method is proposed for managing email messages across a network. The system provides multiple means of verifying an originating sender of email. In addition, the system automatically generates unique email addresses as a means mask the email address of an original sender and shield users from unwanted email. The system may also be configured to block email security threats (e.g. phishing, spear phishing, etc.). Further, the system provides means of processing email messages to enable encryption, spam detection, geographical location identification of users, and social networking

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CLAIM OF PRIORITY[0001]This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application 62 / 055,847, filed Sep. 26, 2014, which is relied upon and incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention generally relates to a method and system for automatically generating unique email addresses as a way to shield users from unwanted email (junk, spam, or other unwanted email) as well as blocking email security threats (phishing, spear phishing, etc.). Unwanted emails are further analyzed to understand what users are leaking contact information to others as a way to identify security issues.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Internet users may use one or more email addresses but generally limit their use to a handful of addresses. These addresses are used for different purposes ranging from personal email, work email, email addresses for websites, and other uses. All of these addresses are given to a wide range of senders within that u...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a system for secure and private email communication that can detect information theft. The system includes an email server that receives emails from all users, an application server that verifies the validity of email addresses, and a database that stores relevant system and email management information. The invention also includes means for processing email messages to enable encryption, spam detection, and geographical location identification of users, as well as social networking.

Problems solved by technology

Internet users may use one or more email addresses but generally limit their use to a handful of addresses.

If any of these individuals begin sending unwanted email or if their accounts are compromised and a recipient's address is harvested by identity thieves or spammers, the individual whose information has been compromised or is being misused has no method of stopping the tide of unwanted email other than changing their email address.

This is a cumbersome approach to solving the problem to maintaining email address security and privacy and does not accomplish the goal aside from a small window of time when no information is compromised.

But these approaches do not take an active approach to validating senders before accepting their email content for delivery to the recipient.

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